The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume VI, Issue 305, 14 April 1914, Page 2

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1914. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce meets to-night. Mr F. R, Moody, nurseryman, notifies that he is prepared to supply fruit trees and general nursery stock. Mr J. Maloney, of Te Awamutu. has recently received advice of his appointment to the position of official handicapper to the New Zealand Athletic and Cycling Union. Information has been obtained, says an exchange, direct from the office of the Department of Internal Affairs, that there will be no open season for shooting paradise ducks or native pigeons in any part of the Dominion this year.'

Mr J. Milroy, who has been transferred to the Leeston branch of the bank of New Zealand after two years service at the Te Awamutu office, was, on the eve oi his departure presented with a travelling rug by his fellow officers. The acting manager, Mr Cook, in making the presentation referred to the goodwill existing between Mr Milroy and his fellow officials and wished him success in his new sphere. Mr Milroy suitably responded.

Meetings of householders in the Auckland Province for the election of school committes will be held on 4th. May. Nominations of householders as committeemen must now be in the hands of respective chairmen not later than 27th. instant. Heretofore, nominations could be made on the evening of the meeting, but the amended Education Bill provides that only in cases where a sufficient number of nominations have not been made will nominations be received at the meeting. A somewhat unusual sight was witnessed yesterday morning at the junction of Alexandra and Bank Streets(where the formation works are barely completed)when a motorcar plunged into a sea of mud and got “ bogged ! ” A band of “stalwarts,” as though in anticipation of the occurrence had assembled near by just before the car made its partial disappearance; and it required the combined energies of eight of these brave fellows to haul the car from “Port Daking” on to the metal, only a few yards distant. Rev. Father McCarthy, S.M.,(of Wellington) who is conducting a mission in the district, is one of the most eloquent preachers in the Catholic Church of this Dominion. The mission, which commenced on Friday last, has been very well attended; it will be continued during the week at the various places, as advertised n another column.

Writing from Hamilton on 3rd inst. to the chairman of the Te Awamutu Town Board, Mr F. E. Smith (chairman oi the Orakau Jubilee Committee) expresses appreciation of the hospitality accorded the visitors and veterans at Orakau by the ladies of this district as follows: —On behalf of the visiting veterans and visitors I wish to convey to the ladies of Te Awamutu and the surrounding districts the deep appreciation or all the warriors who attended last Wednesday’s function. They say they were never looked after better or enjoyed themselves more, and the treatment received by them will for ever be remembered, Personally, 1 am delighted with the way Mrs Wallace and her ardent supporters looked after everyone, and the part they played in the ceremony was by far not the least important.” In another letter the committee and all those who assisted are thanked in the following terms “ Kindly accept and convey to the members of your committee my best thanks for the manner in which they carried out the duties allotted to them on Wednesday last, The tremendous success which followed our efforts is wholly due to the unselfishness* di played by everyone connected with the event.”

Train arrangements, and the issue of holiday excursion tickets in connection with the Farmers’ Union Picnic at Ruakura, tomorrow, are advertised. Messrs Dalgety and Co. advise

11s that 100 head of fat cattle are required at their Te Awamutu sale. In addition to present entries, 500 forward empty ewes and7oo lambs from Raurimu are entered for the Ohaupo sale.

Bowling enthusiasts spent Easter holidays at the bowling greens and several good games were played. Yesterday morning, a match to compete for the Stewart Buckles was played, when Clement Junior (skip),..Laurie, Gifford, and J. T. North, 26, beat C. Bowden (skip) Wallace, J. North, and Clement Senior, 10. “I want the public to understand that, should the constable at Te Awamutu not be immediately available when required in cases of urgency, there is another constable at Kihikihi, who, if not on duty in the out-districts, may be requisitioned in Te Awamutu,” was a remark made by J.P. at the court yesterday.